ill
Usage
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The adjective ill is more mild than evil or wicked, and it appears mainly in certain fixed expressions: ill will; ill-natured. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan. Bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits.Example Sentences
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He is in ill health and has spent most of the last five years in solitary confinement, the lone window fixed to block sunlight.
In May 2025, Arnold announced that he was ill, and had received a diagnosis of stage 4 clear cell renal carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, which had metastasised into his lung.
From BBC
Public health officials are recommending that those who feel ill or believe they may have been exposed stay home and seek medical care immediately.
From Los Angeles Times
Some of the boys had fallen ill after playing the game and were seen the next morning "walking into walls and in the wrong direction", the court heard.
From BBC
So long as you did not get injured or ill, or hope to have a baby.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
